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Third-gen Toyota Prius test drive
Bottom line—Toyota is definitely at top of the hybrid food chain, but American car manufacturers like Ford are starting to nip at their heels. So the next couple years of innovation will be interesting, especially with cars like the GM Volt, Ford TransitConnect EV and Ford Focus EV coming to market.
The Cybertruck is out, and it’s amazing—but it doesn’t quite measure up to expectations in some key specs. But it marks the debut of a new Powershare feature set that harnesses bidirectional charging. And in other news, Nio is partnering up with the parent of Volvo and Polestar for battery swapping. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Tesla Cybertruck was revealed Thursday in production form, and the Cybertruck’s stainless-steel construction, steer-by-wire system, and packaging like no other truck are all noteworthy firsts. Tesla made plenty of claims about...
The agreement between companies calls for a "unified battery swap operation" with interoperability across EVs from the company's brands.
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Tesla says no additional equipment will be required when homes are already equipped with a Powerwall and the Wall Connector.
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The Cybertruck depends on a range extender in the bed to go more than its 340-mile max, but Tesla claims it will out-accelerate a Porsche 911 while towing a Porsche 911.
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The Volvo EX90 gets U.S. pricing. Plug-in hybrid reliability is the pits, finds Consumer Reports. And Hyundai and Kia bypass some of the hurdles of in-wheel motors with their own solution. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai and Kia have shown an alternative to in-wheel motors that...
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Base versions of the 2025 Volvo EX90 start at $77,990, before factoring in the $7,500 EV tax credit.
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The companies claim the Uni Wheel can free up additional interior space by moving components closer to the wheels.
EVs had 70% more problems than internal-combustion vehicles, while plug-in hybrids in general were reliability disaster zones—although there were plenty of exceptions.
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Americans truck owners are a little less interested in electric trucks than last year. EV battery prices are falling. And Lotus rolls out some of the fastest chargers, to very few EVs that can handle it. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The performance brand Lotus is known for its fast...
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Americans look less likely to put an electric pickup in the driveway, but excitement over the Tesla Cybertruck and a still fictional Toyota EV remain high.
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Lithium-ion battery pack prices have fallen 14% this year to a record low cost per kwh, driven partly by "weaker-than-expected demand," according to analysts.
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The 450-kw DC fast-charging hardware that Lotus is deploying in Europe and elsewhere has a higher power output than most of today's EVs can take advantage of.
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